ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS DESIGN COMPETITION

AN INITIATIVE OF 22ND INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE, INTERIOR

DESIGN & BUILDING EXHIBITION (ARCHIDEX) 2023
(ARCHIDEX IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY PERTUBUHAN AKITEK MALAYSIA AND C.I.S NETWORK SDN BHD)

CONTENT
a. INTRODUCTION PAGE 1

b. THEME

c. ELIGIBILITY PAGE 2

d. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENT

e. AWARDS

f. JUDGING CRITERIA

g. TIMELINE OF COMPETITION PAGE 3

h. COPYRIGHT
A. INTRODUCTION
The main goal of the international competition, organised by ARCHIDEX is to solicit new innovative
architectural and urbanistic ideas dealing with current issues and challenges. The competition
expects to generate thoughtful and provocative ideas that truly benefit mankind. A design challenge
for the competition is to define architecture by proposing a design solution ranging from urban to
architectural scale. Beyond a simple design competition, ARCHITALENT will continue to encourage
creation, audacity and the capacity to imagine visions in realizing the world of the built environment.

This year, ARCHIDEX is presenting ARCHITALENT 2023 as an ARCASIA-level architecture

competition featuring architecture students’ works from the 22 member institutes of the Architect
Regional Council Asia (ARCASIA);

1. AAM Architects Association of Macau www.macaoarchitects.com

2. ALACE Association of Lao Architects and Civil Engineers
3. AMA Association of Myanmar Architects www.ama.org.mm
4. ASA The Association of Siamese Architects under Royal Patronage www.asa.or.th
5. ASC Architectural Society of China www.chinaasc.org
6. BIA Bhutan Institute if Architects
7. HKIA The Hong Kong Institute of Architects www.hkia.net
8. IAB Institute of Architects Bangladesh www.iab.com.bd
9. IAI Ikatan Arsitek Indonesia www.iai.or.id
10. IAP Institute of Architects, Pakistan www.iap.com.pk
11. IIA The Indian Institute of Architects www.indianinstituteorarchitects.com
12. JIA The Japan Institute of Architects www.jia.or.jp
13. KAU Architects Union of Korea
14. KIRA Korea Institute of Registered Architects www.kira.or.kr
15. PAM Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia www.pam.org.my
16. PUJA (B) Pertubuhan Ukur Jurutera dan Arsitek, Brunei www.pujajournal.com
17. SIA Singapore Institute of Architects www.sia.org.sg
18. SLIA Sri Lanka Institute if Architects www.slia.lk
19. SONA Society of Nepalese Architects www.sona.org.np
20. UAP United Architects of the Philippines www.united-architects.org
21. UMA Union of Mongolian Architects www.uma.org.mn
22. VIA Vietnam Institute of Architects www.kienviet.net

B. THEME
‘THE REALM’

The architecture of the built environment can now be experienced in both the physical and virtual
world. We are living in a realm of physical environment in which all parts of the built environment
challenges our daily life. Today, people would also be said to live together in an immersive,
collective and hyper-realistic virtual environment. How would these realities be made possible?

THE REALM challenges us to design the living reality by defining architecture that would be able to
address the real need of mankind; intelligence, emotional and spiritual. For instance, how would
designers deliver architectural solutions that would be able to fit as much as possible the targets of
17 goals of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals? How would THE REALM address
the challenges of past themes; Social Architecture (2017), Space (2018), Architecture 4.0: Towards
Building A Better Nation (2019) and Future City (2022)?

ARCHITALENT 2023 invites all architecture students to explore the endless possibilities within the
architectural knowledge base in the big data world that is so large, fast and complex. The ideal
proposal must be critical of the reality of the built environment within the abstract sphere of
influence, be it real or imagined. The domain of architecture; THE REALM shall be founded and
created in the realization of an innovative environment for the people.
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C. ELIGIBILITY

i. Open to full-time students from ARCASIA member institutes including Malaysia which
pursuing architecture programs (https://arcasia.org/about-us/member-institutes.html).
ii. Participation is open to Individuals only.
iii. Official language of the competition is English.
iv. Only one (1) best project/design is required for each participant. Participants are not allowed
to submit two or more projects/designs and work has not been submitted to any other
competition prior to ARCHITALENT only.
v. No participation fee and free admission to participate in this competition.
vi. Certificates of participation, achievements and appreciation will be given to participants and
lecturers after the event.
vii. Malaysian participants are encouraged to register as a PAM Student Member (PSM) at the
following link https://www.eipam.info/. There is no cost involved and it's free. Please get help
from the PAM secretariat at +603 2202 2866 or email membership@pam.org.my.

D. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENT

PHASE 1 (Call For Entry)

All submissions are required and limited to:
• Maximum of two (2) AO-sized (portrait) Posters in High-Resolution Portable Document (PDF) file
format with a minimum 300dpi resolution and the file must not exceed 10MB.
• One (1) page A4 format of Project Description.
• Additional presentation materials are allowed on the same project submitted for the finalists
without changing substance and essence of the project

The name of the student, school, or any identification MUST NOT appear on the board or any
presentation material.

All inquiries and questions on the competition should be addressed to architalent.pam@gmail.com

or contact us at +603 2202 2866 / +6013 685 5538.

Submission of board presentation and description must be made online at the link provided or scan
the QR Code below: https://forms.gle/hbX88bAewV87ujKK7

The Closing Date of Submission is 17 June 2023,

no later than 6.00 PM (Malaysia Time/GMT +8).

PHASE 2 (10 Finalists)

10 shortlisted finalists (approx. 7 Malaysia & 3 International) will be announced and notified via
email on 30 June 2023. Please ensure your email and phone number (include country code) are
completed correctly and clearly to avoid confusion and miscommunication. A briefing session
will be conducted to the finalists on the 13 July 2023 via teleconferencing at 3.00pm (Malaysia
time/GMT +8). Meeting link will be emailed by the secretariat a day prior to the session.

Finalists are required to present their submission in front of a Panel of Judges on 29 July 2023,
10.00 AM – 1.00 PM (Malaysia Time/GMT +8) at Plenary Theatre, Level 3 Kuala Lumpur
Convention Centre (KLCC) and each finalist will be given 5 minutes of presentation time.

Supporters, friends, lecturers and members of the public are strongly encouraged to attend to give
support and entry is free

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E. AWARDS
1 x champion
USD1,000 Cash Prize with a Certificate of Award and Medal

1 x 1st runner-up
USD800 Cash Prize with a Certificate of Award and Medal

1 x 2nd runner-up
USD500 Cash Prize with a Certificate of Award and Medal

2 x Special Prize for Best Presenter

USD200 Cash Prize with a Certificate of Award

Certificate of Participation for all participants

F. JUDGING CRITERIA
Submissions will be evaluated based on the design solution’s response to the following
considerations and quality of integration with each other:

* Creative Idea 20%

* Innovative Design Approach 20%
* Sustainability 20%
* Presentation 40%

*This competition focusses on students ability to conduct verbal and graphical communication
effectively, as there will be live presentation on stage for the finalists.

G. TIMELINE OF COMPETITION

25 May 2023 Registration Open

17 June 2023 Closing Date Submission by 6pm
22/23 June 2023 First Round Judging
29 June 2023 Announcement of 10 Finalists (3 international, 7 local)
6 July 2023 Acceptance to travel by finalist(s)
13 July 2023 Briefing to the Finalists (teleconferencing)
29 July 2023 Presentation by Finalists to Jury
at the Plenary Theatre, KL Convention Centre
29 July 2023 Awards Presentation Ceremony

H. COPYRIGHT

All entries shall become the property of the Organisers. The Organisers reserve the right to
reproduce any of the submitted materials in their publications and websites or in any other form.

The Competition Organisers reserve the right to keep, display and publish any of the submitted
materials with proper attribution. The applicants will retain the ownership of their design.

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